Semiconductor relay control device

Abstract

An FET makes an upstream power supply circuit an energized state and makes the upstream power supply circuit an interrupted state. An FET makes a downstream power supply circuit an energized state and makes the downstream power supply circuit an interrupted state. An FET turns on to make an anode and a cathode of the capacitor an energized state, and turns off to make the anode and the cathode an interrupted state. A controller turns on the FET and the FET and turns off the FET to make a power supply circuit an energized state. When a certain discharge request is input in the energized state of the power supply circuit, the controller turns off the FET and turns on the FET and the FET. With this configuration, a semiconductor relay device can appropriately address the power supply circuit at the time of abnormality.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A semiconductor relay control device comprising:
 an upstream semiconductor relay connected, in an upstream power supply circuit, in a circuit in which a load part including a capacitor and a DC power supply are connected to each other, the circuit being a power supply circuit in which the capacitor is connected in parallel to the DC power supply, between a positive electrode of the DC power supply and the load part, in series to between the positive electrode and the load part, turning on to make the upstream power supply circuit an energized state, and turning off to make the upstream power supply circuit an interrupted state; 
 a downstream semiconductor relay connected, in a downstream power supply circuit between a negative electrode of the DC power supply and the load part, in series to between the negative electrode and the load part, turning on to make the downstream power supply circuit an energized state, and turning off to make the downstream power supply circuit an interrupted state; 
 a semiconductor relay for discharge connected in parallel to the capacitor, turning on to make an anode and a cathode of the capacitor an energized state, and turning off to make the anode and the cathode an interrupted state; 
 a diode that is provided so as to have a current passing direction opposite to a direction in which a current passes from the DC power supply to the load part and is connected in parallel to the semiconductor relay for discharge; and 
 a controller controlling the upstream semiconductor relay, the downstream semiconductor relay, and the semiconductor relay for discharge, wherein 
 the controller turns on the upstream semiconductor relay and the downstream semiconductor relay and turns off the semiconductor relay for discharge to make the power supply circuit an energized state and, 
 when the power supply circuit is short-circuited, the controller turns off the upstream semiconductor relay and the semiconductor relay for discharge and turns on the downstream semiconductor relay, a negative surge voltage caused by the turning off of the upstream semiconductor relay is clamped by the diode. 
 
     
     
       2. The semiconductor relay control device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when a certain discharge request is input in the energized state of the power supply circuit, the controller turns off the upstream semiconductor relay and turns on the downstream semiconductor relay and the semiconductor relay for discharge. 
 
     
     
       3. The semiconductor relay control device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller controls the semiconductor relay for discharge to regulate a current passing through the semiconductor relay for discharge. 
 
     
     
       4. The semiconductor relay control device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the controller controls the semiconductor relay for discharge to regulate a current passing through the semiconductor relay for discharge. 
 
     
     
       5. A semiconductor relay control device comprising:
 an upstream semiconductor relay connected, in an upstream power supply circuit, in a circuit in which a load part including a capacitor and a DC power supply are connected to each other, the circuit being a power supply circuit in which the capacitor is connected in parallel to the DC power supply, between a positive electrode of the DC power supply and the load part, in series to between the positive electrode and the load part, turning on to make the upstream power supply circuit an energized state, and turning off to make the upstream power supply circuit an interrupted state; 
 a downstream semiconductor relay connected, in a downstream power supply circuit between a negative electrode of the DC power supply and the load part, in series to between the negative electrode and the load part, turning on to make the downstream power supply circuit an energized state, and turning off to make the downstream power supply circuit an interrupted state; 
 a semiconductor relay for discharge connected in parallel to the capacitor, turning on to make an anode and a cathode of the capacitor an energized state, and turning off to make the anode and the cathode an interrupted state; 
 a precharge circuit having a series circuit in which a resistor and a semiconductor relay for precharge are connected in series to each other, the series circuit being connected in parallel to the downstream semiconductor relay, passing a current through the series circuit by the turning on of the semiconductor relay for precharge, and not passing any current through the series circuit by the turning off of the semiconductor relay for precharge; 
 a diode that is provided so as to have a current passing direction opposite to a direction in which a current passes from the DC power supply to the load part and is connected in parallel to the semiconductor relay for discharge; and 
 a controller controlling the upstream semiconductor relay, the downstream semiconductor relay, the semiconductor relay for discharge, and the semiconductor relay for precharge, wherein 
 the controller turns on the upstream semiconductor relay and the downstream semiconductor relay and turns off the semiconductor relay for discharge and the semiconductor relay for precharge to make the power supply circuit an energized state and, 
 when the power supply circuit is short-circuited, the controller turns off the upstream semiconductor relay and the semiconductor relay for discharge and turns on the downstream semiconductor relay, a negative surge voltage caused by the turning off of the upstream semiconductor relay is clamped by the diode. 
 
     
     
       6. The semiconductor relay control device according to  claim 5 , wherein
 when a certain discharge request is input in the energized state of the power supply circuit, the controller turns off the upstream semiconductor relay and the downstream semiconductor relay and turns on the semiconductor relay for precharge and the semiconductor relay for discharge.